It’s going to be a hot, steamy week on South Shore, forecasters say

The weather forecast for the week: hot, hotter and just plain ugly. Except for some areas right on the coast, temperatures will be in the low to mid-90s across the South Shore right through Saturday.

The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA

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Posted Jul. 16, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 16, 2013 at 4:07 PM

Posted Jul. 16, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 16, 2013 at 4:07 PM

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The weather forecast for the week: hot, hotter and just plain ugly. Except for some areas right on the coast, temperatures will be in the low to mid-90s across the South Shore right through Saturday.

The National Weather Service says you can blame it on “a large subtropical dome of hot air” extending from Michigan to Massachusetts to Maryland.

Subtropical, in weather language, means you can add drenching humidity to the heat.

In response to the heat wave:

Fallon Ambulance Service will have extra staff present tonight for the Braintree Recreation Department’s outdoor concert at the gazebo on Sunset Lake.

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch is reminding the public that the city’s senior center, the Kennedy Center at 440 E. Squantum St., is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. as a cooling center.

South Shore Hospital has seen an increase in heat-related visits to the emergency room over the past week.

“We have definitely seen an increased volume from the heat – people with dehydration, weakness, nausea and vomiting,” hospital spokeswoman Kathy Loveridge said.

The heat will build during the week, peaking on Friday with readings in the 95-degree range. It will still be in the 90s on Saturday before cooling to the 80s on Sunday, the National Weather Service forecast says.

Heat advisories blanket the Northeast today with highs expected above 100 in Washington and New York, and expectations of temperatures reaching 110 degrees in New Jersey this week.

Authorities were urging people to stay indoors in air conditioning, when possible, and cautioning the pets, too, must be protected from excessive heat.